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ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses an interactive exercising apparatus. The invention describes an exercising apparatus that includes a long rope connected to a rubber ring at one end and to a handle at the other end. The rope also consists of a small plastic two way swivel to connect the rubber ring with the rope and avoid rolling of the rope while the exercising apparatus is being rotated during exercise. The invention is designed for two to forty participants that require a leader and players and is described as a rotating large group jump rope that comes with more than twenty variations. The invention is provided to promote active and healthy lifestyle, to get participants moving, having fun and develop fitness skills.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of exercise devices andequipment and more particularly to devices that promote active andhealthy lifestyle by involving participant's movements and developingfitness skills.

(2) Background of the Invention

Our personal health is a paramount factor in our day to day living andour personal fitness and exercise is a primary factor in our dailylives. The medical profession has recommended that exercise be part ofone's proper daily living routine for a longer, more productive,healthier life. The use of exercise equipment for physical fitness comesin many forms, from jump ropes to expensive Nautilus apparatus.

Personal exercise equipment, exercise devices, or exercise apparatuswhich include stretchable or resistant type elastic cords, coils,springs, hydraulic pistons can be used for exercising in the field ofphysical fitness; physical training for a given sport; aerobicconditioning and/or body building. Many forms of exercise devices havebeen developed in an attempt to provide simple and effective devicesusing stretchable elastic cords or straps for personal exercise. Some ofthese devices come in the form of specialized vests, body suits or beltswhich are attached to the user's upper body torso or waist and typicallyare equipped with elastic straps or cords.

Various prior arts have disclosed exercising apparatus. Patent No US20080224412 A1 discloses an apparatus and method for facilitating groupmovement activities wherein the apparatus includes set of arms thatextend radially outward from a central area; group of participants arearranged in a circle around the same central area each grasp at leastone of the arms at a suitable point along its length, and theparticipants pull on the arms so as to cause the central area to move ina desired manner. US 20130165299 A1 discloses a jump rope device whichallows for quick and easy interchanging of a cable of varying weight andlength from handles configured providing smooth rotation of such cablesat both low and high speeds.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,752,746 B1 discloses an adjustable jump rope apparatusthat allows easy and quick adjustment of the jump rope length byinserting and threading the jump rope through grooves around a ballshaped bearing member, and then attaching the end of the jump rope tothe body of jump rope with clip. U.S. Pat. No. 7,169,094 B2 discloses acircular fitness apparatus and method, the apparatus includes pluralflexible exercise attachments attached to a vertical pole in a hollowcircular base that can be selected and used for simultaneous group orindividual fitness exercises by plural exercise participants.

Similarly, other prior arts, U.S. Pat. No. 6,887,188 B1, U.S. Pat. No.7,255,666 B2, and WO 2001068189 A2, US 20110224055 also disclosedifferent variations in exercising apparatus. There remains a need for aportable, exercise device that is simple and effective, easilyassembled, and easily fitted on and operated by a user, and which willeliminate typical joint, ligament and muscle stress injuries when usingthis type of stretchable elastic exercise device.

SUMMARY

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types ofexercising apparatus present in the prior art, the present inventionprovides an improved exercise apparatus provided with jumping rope andrubber ring to promote active and healthy lifestyle. As such, thegeneral purpose of the present invention, which will be describedsubsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved systemand method for exercising the body to develop fitness skills which hasall the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.

An object of the invention is to provide an interactive exercise devicedesigned for two to forty people that requires a leader and players toallow for more effective exercise routine which burns off caloriesfaster and easier than convention exercise devices.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an interactiveexercise device that provides a fun, challenging, scalable trainingroutine for people that enable various kinds of workouts for a varietyof skill levels.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an exercisingapparatus that may be used for circular or individual group activitiescomprising health based, skill based and functional based fitnessactivities.

Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide anexercising device that comes with more than 20 variations.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the invention in order that the detailed description thereofthat follows may be better understood and in order that the presentcontribution to the art may be better appreciated.

Numerous objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbe readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon a readingof the following detailed description of presently preferred, butnonetheless illustrative, embodiments of the present invention whentaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The invention iscapable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out invarious ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology andterminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions andshould not be regarded as limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To further clarify various aspects of some example embodiments of thepresent invention, a more particular description of the invention willbe rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which areillustrated in the appended drawing. It is appreciated that the drawingdepicts only illustrated embodiments of the invention and are thereforenot to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will bedescribed and explained with additional specificity and detail throughthe use of the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present disclosure described below are notintended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the preciseforms disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, theembodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the artmay appreciate and understand the principles and practices of thepresent disclosure.

The following embodiments and the accompanying drawings, which areincorporated into and form part of this disclosure, illustrateembodiments of the invention and together with the description, serve toexplain the principles of the invention. To the accomplishment of theforegoing and related ends, certain illustrative aspects of theinvention are described herein in connection with the followingdescription and the annexed drawings. These aspects are indicative,however, of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of theinvention can be employed and the subject invention is intended toinclude all such aspects and their equivalents. Other advantages andnovel features of the invention will become apparent from the followingdetailed description of the invention when considered in conjunctionwith the drawings.

In some preferred embodiments, the present invention providesinteractive exercise device for group exercising routines. The purposeof the invention is to provide user friendly, easy to use exercisingapparatus.

This section summarizes some aspects of the present disclosure andbriefly introduces some preferred embodiments. Simplifications oromissions in this section as well as in the abstract or the title ofthis description may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of thissection, the abstract and the title. Such simplifications or omissionsare not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure nor implyany limitations.

Generally speaking, the present invention describes an exercisingapparatus that includes a long rope 1 connected to a rubber ring 2 atone end and to a handle 3 at the other end. The rope also consists of asmall plastic two way swivel 4 to connect the rubber ring with the ropeand avoid rolling of the rope while the exercising apparatus is beingrotated during exercise, as shown in FIG. 1.

The present invention discloses an interactive device designed for twoto forty participants that require a leader and players, and theinvention can be described as a rotating large group jump rope thatcomes with more than twenty variations, according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, the inventiondiscloses an exercising apparatus that includes a 6½ inch soft rubberring; a 15 foot long 5 mm-7 mm braided kernmantle rope; a small plasticswivel and a handle.

The disclosed rubber ring is provided to connect to the rope and slidealong the surface of the floor or ground at a very low level; providedthe ring can be offered in many color configurations. While exercisingthe rope is spun or rotated in a circle; the kernmantle rope does notknot up or twist in knots while rotating, is brightly colored, lightweight and easy to use. Also, the swivel is placed near the connectionto the ring to assist in the rotation process by keeping the rope fromtwisting after a large number of revolutions, and the handle is providedat the opposite end of the rope to be used by the leader as a handle torotate the rope in a circle while performing the exercising routine, asper a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In another preferred embodiment, the present invention discloses amethod for performing an exercising routine among 2-40 players.Accordingly, the invention discloses a step by step method forperforming the exercise using the device described as follows. To beginwith, the activity requires an exercising apparatus which is a rope thatis 15-18 feet long, a weight must be attached to one end of the rope. Astandard 6½ inch soft rubber ring or a softball sized whiffle ball or afoam ball placed in a sock can be used for the weight, and the ring orball is attached securely to the rope. Afterwards, the players areinstructed to form a circle 20 feet away from the leader. The leaderbegins the game in a standing position by swinging the exercisingapparatus in a circular pattern just inside the area where the playersare standing. The leader holds the rope as high as possible and swingsthe rope slowly at first, provided that the apparatus should not behitting the ground and as the game progresses, the leader can speed upthe rotation of the exercising apparatus.

Following, the players are encouraged to attempt to run to the center ofthe circle (near the leader) and then to run back safely without gettinghit by the exercising apparatus. If a player gets hit, all playersreturn to the starting position and the leader begins the swingingmotion again. There are three variations in the stand-up position;provided right handed leader will swing the KINZI in a counterclockwiserotation, left handed leaders wing it in a clockwise rotation whereinall the players form a circle 20 feet away from the leader for all ofthe games; activities one through four require the leader to assume astanding position; activities five through twenty-five require theleader to assume a prone position on back. All games that requireholding hands can also be played with two foot pieces of rope.

After a while, the leader will stop play and assume a position onhis/her back with the exercising apparatus in hand, and the leaderbegins to swing the rope in a low to the ground circular motion aroundthe inside of the circle. The players move into the play area andattempt to jump rope over the moving exercising apparatus. If a missoccurs, all players back up and the leader begins the swinging motionagain. As the players get better and experience success, the leader canspeed up the rotation of the exercising apparatus. Players are alsoencouraged to count out loud the number of successful revolutions beforea miss.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and describedherein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the artthat any arrangement, which is calculated to achieve the same purpose,may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This applicationis intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the presentinvention.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:
 1. An interactive exercising apparatus comprising: (a) a softrubber ring; (b) a braided rope; (c) a small swivel; and (d) a handle 2.The exercising apparatus claimed of claim 1, wherein said soft rubberring connects to said braided rope and slides along the surface of thefloor or ground at a very low level.
 3. The exercising apparatus claimedof claim 1, wherein said soft rubber ring is provided in many colorconfigurations.
 4. The exercising apparatus claimed of claim 1, whereinsaid soft rubber ring is 6½ inch in dimensions.
 5. The exercisingapparatus claimed of claim 1, wherein said braided rope is provided tobe spun or rotated in a circle that does not knot up or twist in knotsduring rotation.
 6. The exercising apparatus claimed of claim 1, whereinsaid braided rope is a braided kernmantle rope.
 7. The exercisingapparatus claimed of claim 1, wherein said braided rope is brightlycolored, light weight and easy to use.
 8. The exercising apparatusclaimed of claim 1, wherein said braided rope is a 15 foot long and 5mm-7 mm wide in dimensions.
 9. The exercising apparatus claimed of claim1, wherein said small swivel is placed near the connection to the ringto assist in the rotation process by avoiding the twisting of rope aftera large number of revolutions.
 10. The exercising apparatus claimed ofclaim 1, wherein said handle is provided at the opposite end of the ropeto be used by the leader as a handle to conveniently use the exercisingapparatus.
 11. A method for performing an exercising routine comprisingtwo to forty participants that require a leader and players, wherein therotating large group jump rope comes with more than twenty variations.12. The method claimed of claim 11, wherein the exercising apparatus isa rope with a weight attached to one end of rope and handle attached toanother end of rope to be rotated around by using the handle in acircular manner.
 13. The method claimed of claim 12, wherein the weightcan be a soft rubber ring or a softball sizes whiffle ball or a foamball placed in a sock.
 14. The method claimed of claim 11, wherein theplayers are instructed to form a circle and one of the players isinstructed to stand in the center of the circle as a leader.
 15. Themethod claimed of claim 11, wherein activities one through four requirethe leader to assume a standing position.
 16. The method claimed ofclaim 11, wherein activities five through twenty-five require the leaderto assume a prone position on back.
 17. The method claimed of claim 11,wherein the right handed leaders will swing the exercising apparatus incounterclockwise direction and left handed leader swing it in aclockwise direction.
 18. The method claimed of claim 11, wherein theplayers are instructed to form a circle 20 feet away from leader. 19.The method claimed of claim 11, wherein the leader begins the game in astanding position by swinging the exercising apparatus in a circularpattern just inside the area where players are standing.
 20. The methodclaimed of claim 11, wherein the players are encouraged to attempt torun to the center of the circle and return back safely at theirrespective positions without getting hit by the exercising apparatus.21. The method claimed of claim 11, wherein if a player gets hit, allplayers return to the starting position and the leader begins theswinging motion again.